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All results from a given calculation for HCONHCH3 (N-methylformamide)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS cis 1A'
1 3 yes C1 cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS cis)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-208.890829
Energy at 298.15K-208.896951
HF Energy-208.890829
Nuclear repulsion energy117.415411
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3521 3473 11.61      
2 A' 3080 3037 16.28      
3 A' 2975 2934 54.57      
4 A' 2907 2867 98.97      
5 A' 1699 1676 326.79      
6 A' 1521 1500 17.28      
7 A' 1456 1436 5.28      
8 A' 1441 1421 1.84      
9 A' 1380 1361 17.87      
10 A' 1295 1277 64.05      
11 A' 1141 1125 30.04      
12 A' 998 984 44.73      
13 A' 592 584 14.69      
14 A' 337 332 7.83      
15 A" 3042 3000 33.93      
16 A" 1484 1463 10.19      
17 A" 1132 1116 0.33      
18 A" 1000 986 2.07      
19 A" 692 683 171.70      
20 A" 217 214 0.71      
21 A" 138 136 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16023.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9862) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15801.9 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/6-31G
ABC
1.45770 0.14138 0.13215

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.274 -0.765 0.000
O2 1.424 -1.263 0.000
N3 0.000 0.581 0.000
C4 -1.344 1.154 0.000
H5 -0.653 -1.382 0.000
H6 0.806 1.207 0.000
H7 -2.077 0.330 0.000
H8 -1.524 1.772 0.897
H9 -1.524 1.772 -0.897

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.25291.37392.51011.11372.04272.59403.23683.2368
O21.25292.32993.67452.08042.54623.84654.32544.3254
N31.37392.32991.46102.06891.02052.09222.13222.1322
C42.51013.67451.46102.62802.15091.10221.10431.1043
H51.11372.08042.06892.62802.97192.22713.39303.3930
H62.04272.54621.02052.15092.97193.01352.56002.5600
H72.59403.84652.09221.10222.22713.01351.78581.7858
H83.23684.32542.13221.10433.39302.56001.78581.7936
H93.23684.32542.13221.10433.39302.56001.78581.7936

picture of N-methylformamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 C4 124.577 C1 N3 H6 116.323
O2 C1 N3 124.926 O2 C1 H5 122.955
N3 C1 H5 112.119 N3 C4 H7 108.614
N3 C4 H8 111.687 N3 C4 H9 111.687
C4 N3 H6 119.101 H7 C4 H8 108.059
H7 C4 H9 108.059 H8 C4 H9 108.606
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.302      
2 O -0.418      
3 N -0.551      
4 C -0.306      
5 H 0.111      
6 H 0.327      
7 H 0.179      
8 H 0.178      
9 H 0.178      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -3.074 3.026 0.000 4.313
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -26.357 4.098 0.000
y 4.098 -24.439 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.830
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.722 4.098 0.000
y 4.098 1.154 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.568
Polar
3z2-r21.136
x2-y2-1.918
xy4.098
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.653 -1.244 0.000
y -1.244 5.767 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.796


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 91.283
(<r2>)1/2 9.554

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-208.890829
Energy at 298.15K-208.896951
HF Energy-208.890829
Nuclear repulsion energy117.415411
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/6-31G
ABC
1.45770 0.14138 0.13215

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C1 cis)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-208.892580
Energy at 298.15K-208.898767
HF Energy-208.892580
Nuclear repulsion energy119.721034
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3548 3499 11.56      
2 A 3106 3063 1.05      
3 A 3054 3012 33.58      
4 A 2985 2944 40.29      
5 A 2931 2890 124.47      
6 A 1681 1658 205.49      
7 A 1534 1512 57.28      
8 A 1502 1481 12.97      
9 A 1478 1458 45.52      
10 A 1427 1407 26.74      
11 A 1383 1364 12.97      
12 A 1208 1192 49.45      
13 A 1143 1127 38.00      
14 A 1138 1122 0.90      
15 A 981 967 0.35      
16 A 950 937 14.44      
17 A 753 743 0.02      
18 A 591 583 112.15      
19 A 346 341 53.96      
20 A 293 289 14.21      
21 A 106 105 0.53      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16068.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9862) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15846.5 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/6-31G
ABC
0.63751 0.20085 0.15737

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.868 0.452 0.002
O2 1.411 -0.677 0.001
N3 -0.489 0.664 -0.013
C4 -1.439 -0.454 0.003
H5 1.449 1.401 0.008
H6 -0.837 1.618 0.047
H7 -2.448 -0.081 -0.226
H8 -1.148 -1.198 -0.755
H9 -1.454 -0.961 0.983

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 N3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.25281.37302.47801.11322.06633.36582.71272.8897
O21.25282.32552.85882.07863.21333.91132.71903.0425
N31.37302.32551.46712.07301.01762.10682.11022.1367
C42.47802.85881.46713.43212.15791.09951.10121.1042
H51.11322.07862.07303.43212.29654.17553.75273.8676
H62.06633.21331.01762.15792.29652.35712.94472.8122
H73.36583.91132.10681.09954.17552.35711.79351.7952
H82.71272.71902.11021.10123.75272.94471.79351.7809
H92.88973.04252.13671.10423.86762.81221.79521.7809

picture of N-methylformamide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 C4 121.462 C1 N3 H6 118.863
O2 C1 N3 124.600 O2 C1 H5 122.831
N3 C1 H5 112.568 N3 C4 H7 109.504
N3 C4 H8 109.673 N3 C4 H9 111.626
C4 N3 H6 119.462 H7 C4 H8 109.171
H7 C4 H9 109.107 H8 C4 H9 107.712
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.296      
2 O -0.417      
3 N -0.559      
4 C -0.313      
5 H 0.119      
6 H 0.318      
7 H 0.172      
8 H 0.212      
9 H 0.172      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -3.120 2.601 -0.000 4.061
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.575 2.644 0.000
y 2.644 -22.085 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 -24.846
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.109 2.644 0.000
y 2.644 3.126 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 -1.016
Polar
3z2-r2-2.033
x2-y2-3.490
xy2.644
xz0.000
yz-0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.159 -0.191 -0.000
y -0.191 5.006 -0.000
z -0.000 -0.000 2.785


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 79.924
(<r2>)1/2 8.940